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Nostalgia

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The Difference Between Normal and Pathological Nostalgia

Psychologist Harvey Kaplan says there are two ways of relating to nostalgia. One is a depressive kind of nostalgia where you remember a past that maybe you idealized. The other seeks gratification in entertaining this fantasy of a time when things used to be better. David Bianculli: I'm wondering if nostalgia as much as it helps build our identity for us, always has a trace of melancholy.

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